On Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at 03:36 AM, Ray Fryer wrote:
> But I recently
> found this Digital Dual pent III 333 workstation and since it didn't
> have a CD rom in it, I decided to put that same Apple 24x ide CD rom
> in it. I loaded up WinXP in it and believe it or not but it is as
> quiet as could be. Sounds just like a normal CD rom. Seems odd. I'm
> guessing that the case design could not tolerate the slightest
> wobble, whereas the tower has no problem with it.
The PC case it steel framed, the G3 case has plastic drive carries IIRC
(from my 7500 days). Also the Apple drive sleds do allow a tiny amount
of movement. It may also just be that the 24x rotation was setting uo a
standing wave (sympathetic resonance) somewhere in the case body. I
think the plastic mounting is the key though. the 48x CD was the
standard in the G4 and that case also rattles a bit with a 24x in it (I
had a B&W G3 too once). I think the CD is just poorly made and it needs
a solid steel chassis to keep it from shaking.
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